Friday, July 30, 2010

Five years ago today, we dipped our toe in the Blogospherean Sea with an untitled post about the Caps' 2005 draft and their drafting 13 feet of defensemen (Sasha Pokulok and Joe Finley). From that humble beginning, we have grown to where a crowd of several reads this crap every day.

"Uh, cuz, is this stuff 'flotsam' or 'jetsam?'"

"Technically, it would be 'jetsam,' Cheerless?'"

I just knew you two would show up if there was a picture of a beer involved.

"C'mon, cuz... you know we love you, even if that first one was really, really bad. And besides, we thought there would be cake, too."

WE INTERRUPT OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING

The Washington Capitals enter the 2016-2017 as one of 12 franchises in the NHL never to win a Stanley Cup. Of that group, only the St. Louis Blues (48 seasons), Buffalo Sabres (45 seasons), and Vancouver Canucks (45 seasons) have gone longer never having won a Cup than the Capitals (41 seasons). Six teams came into the league after the Capitals entered the league in 1974-1975 and have won Stanley Cups: Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils (1976-1977), Edmonton Oilers (1979-1980), Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche (1979-1980), Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes (1979-1980), Tampa Bay Lightning (1992-1993), and the Anaheim Ducks (1993-1994).

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